Industry Presses For EPA Response To Call For New TCE Study, Policy

Industry officials are seeking meetings with EPA to urge the agency to reevaluate its controversial conclusion that the solvent trichloroethylene (TCE) causes cardiac birth defects, continuing ongoing push-back against Region 9's implementation of a 2011 risk value that has led to strict cleanup measures industry argues are costly and unnecessary. A source with the California Manufacturers & Technology Association (CMTA) says the group is seeking a meeting with Ken Olden, director of EPA's National Center for Environmental Assessment (NCEA), to...